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As the founder and chief executive officer of Zoom, the app that has become synonymous with video conferencing for the socially-distanced multitudes, Mr Yuan has enjoyed what can only be described as an embarrassment of riches. This week, the value of his personal stake in the company he founded nine years ago rose above $10bn for the first time, vaulting him into the rarefied ranks of Silicon Valley’s deca-billionaires. On a conference with Wall Street this week to announce his company’s latest earnings, the 50-year-old forgot to un-mute himself, leading to the kind of pantomime that has been played out on screens around the world during the crisis.

The number of Americans with confirmed case of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above 1.8 million on Tuesday, amid concerns that protests about the death of George Floyd last week, and people gathering in groups as lockdowns are lifted, will spark a fresh wave of infections.

The COVID-19 outbreak brought waves of new users to Zoom Video Communications Inc. and Slack Technologies Inc., but this week we find out how many are actually paying for the services, and how much it is costing the companies to support them.

Investors might be reluctant to buy tech stocks in this volatile market, which faces fierce macro headwinds like COVID-19 and the trade war. The growing digital divide between the U.S. and China also makes it increasingly difficult to invest in companies that straddle both markets. Cisco is the world's largest manufacturer of networking routers and switches.

A hint of optimism is wafting through an M&A market desperately in need of some good news. “The market is starting to open up,” one banker said. In a market devastated by coronavirus, that counts as progress.

Cisco Systems Inc. on Monday postponed its Cisco Live 2020 online conference scheduled for this week due to the ongoing nationwide protests. The conference had already been canceled as a live event due to the coronavirus pandemic. "At Cisco, we have always aspired to foster an environment of dignity, respect, fairness and equality for all," the company said in a statement. "In light of what is going on in the world at this time, we have made the decision to postpone Cisco Live this week." In a video statement on YouTube, Chief Executive Chuck Robbins said Cisco would make a $5 million donation to charities fighting racism and discrimination. A new date was not announced. Last year's Cisco Live had about 30,000 attendees.

(ZM) shares never cease to amaze. The stock has nearly tripled for the year to date, driving the company’s market capitalization to $56 billion, about 60 times projected revenues for the year. For the April quarter, Zoom has projected revenue of $199 million to $201 million, with profits of 10 cents a share.

DOW UPDATE In spite of negative returns for shares of Pfizer and Cisco, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is nearly flat Monday morning. Shares of Pfizer (PFE) and Cisco (CSCO) account for -13% of the index's intraday losses, as the Dow (DJIA) was most recently trading 2 points lower (0.

DOW UPDATE The Dow Jones Industrial Average is climbing Friday afternoon with shares of Intel and Cisco seeing positive momentum for the price-weighted average. Shares of Intel (INTC) and Cisco (CSCO) have contributed to the blue-chip gauge's intraday rally, as the Dow (DJIA) was most recently trading 31 points higher (0.

For the first time in its 30 years, Cisco Live 2020 is an all-digital event. The conference will bring attendees everything from the annual customer and partner conference—online and for free. On June 2nd and 3rd on the Cisco Live website, Cisco will celebrate "Possibilities" with digital sessions, keynotes, innovation talks, technical education training, demos, and more. The all-digital experience is an innovative way to explore and imagine everything that's possible with technology. This year, over 80,000 attendees have registered to date, and the global Cisco Live community is ready to engage with how tech can best solve the world's most pressing issues.

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When Cisco bought AppDynamics in 2017 for $3.7 billion just before the IPO, the company sent a clear signal it wanted to move beyond its pure network hardware roots into the software monitoring side of the equation. Yesterday afternoon the company announced it intends to buy another monitoring company, this time snagging internet monitoring solution ThousandEyes. Cisco would not comment on the price when asked by TechCrunch, but published reports from CNBC and others pegged the deal at around $1 billion.